Protein Name presenilin 2
Organism Rattus norvegicus
Gene ID 81751
Gene Symbol

Psen2

UniProt O88777 (PSN2_RAT)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 16
Total Number of Articles : 11
Description

presenilin 2

Gene Summary

Predicted to enable aspartic endopeptidase activity, intramembrane cleaving. Involved in response to hypoxia. Located in early endosome; synaptic membrane; and synaptic vesicle. Is active in presynaptic membrane. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Alzheimer's disease; Alzheimer's disease 4; breast cancer; and dilated cardiomyopathy 1V. Orthologous to human PSEN2 (presenilin 2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jun 2025]

synonyms
  • presenilin-2
  • PS-2
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Properties